To my darling Sophie c f n To Allix Jessica and Domenic r r
M orris owned a fish stall in Kensington perch trout walleye flounder Fresh fish His hands smelled of fish and every night he scrubbed them with a rough soap Market All day long he shouted Fish for sale Right out of the lake Carp sturgeon Across the street Minnie sold hats from a cart All day long she shouted Hats for sale The latest fashions straight from Paris Cloche hats turbans toques berets and boaters Beautiful hats One day Morris and Minnie got mixed up Fresh hats Morris cried Right out of the lake Minnie called out The latest fish Straight from Paris They looked at each other across the street and laughed And that was when they fell in love
